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inspirar

Spanish, verb/inspiˈɾaɾ/

inspirar is a Spanish verb meaning “to inspire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Llevar aire a los pulmones”.

What does inspirar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to inspire

  2. 2

    to inhale

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Llevar aire a los pulmones. 2. Aspirar una sustancia suspendida en el aire, como el humo, o algún gas o mezcla de gases y sustancias suspendidas en él. 3. Causar una impresión, sensación o sentimiento. 4. Producir impresiones, sensaciones o sentimientos que impulsan al artista a crear.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of inspirar

  • inspiro first-person present singular
  • inspiré first-person preterite singular
  • inspirado participle past
  • inspirando gerund
  • inspirada feminine participle past
  • inspirados masculine participle past
  • inspiradas feminine participle past
  • inspiras indicative informal present
  • inspirás indicative informal present
  • inspira indicative present singular
  • inspiramos first-person indicative plural
  • inspiráis indicative plural present
  • inspiran indicative plural present
  • inspiraba first-person imperfect indicative
  • inspirabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • inspirábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • inspirabais imperfect indicative plural
  • inspiraban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce inspirar?

  • /inspiˈɾaɾ/
  • [ĩns.piˈɾaɾ]
  • [ĩnspiˈɾaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to inspirar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is inspirar in Spanish?

inspirar appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).